Built for the gap nobody else wanted to fill.
Carbon reporting for SMEs was either too expensive, too complex, or too generic. We built the platform consultants and finance teams actually need — audit-ready, benchmark-backed, and built around the commercial pressures driving real adoption.
Datapoints in our benchmark dataset
Industry sectors covered
Built from direct consulting practice
Not a climate story. A contracts story.
Built in 2017 from the field
Compare Your Footprint was built out of direct sustainability consulting work. The methodology wasn't developed in a workshop — it was tested against real organisations, real audits, and real procurement requirements.
A procurement reality, not a mandate
UK SMEs weren't facing a climate mandate. They were facing a procurement reality: customers, investors, and lenders were asking questions they couldn't answer. Contracts at stake. Frameworks they couldn't bid on.
Where we're taking it
Under new commercial direction, we're building that foundation into something more ambitious — a global benchmark dataset that grows in value with every organisation that joins.
Three things most platforms get wrong
01 — Audit-ready by design
Every report is GHG Protocol-aligned, SECR-compliant, and structured to survive procurement scrutiny. DEFRA emission factors. ISO 14064-1 methodology. Carbon Reduction Plans meeting PPN 06/21. No post-hoc validation required.
02 — Benchmark intelligence, not just calculations
A carbon number without context is almost useless. CYF benchmarks every submission against a dataset of over 700+ datapoints across 12 sectors, turning a compliance output into a management insight.
03 — Built around consultants, not despite them
Each consultant manages 10–20 client organisations. CYF gives them a multi-client platform, consistent methodology across their portfolio, and white-label reporting that reflects their professional brand — not ours.
Three channels. One platform.
Sustainability Consultants
Independent practitioners managing 5–50 client organisations. Multi-client platform, white-label reporting, consistent methodology across their entire portfolio. IEMA · CIOB · FMB members.
SMEs: FDs & Ops Teams
Finance directors and operations leads facing procurement pressure, investor queries, or supply chain disclosure requirements. From zero to a compliant, benchmarked report without a dedicated sustainability resource. SECR · PPN 06/21 · CSRD supply chain.
Enterprise & Procurement Platforms
Large enterprises needing Scope 3 supplier data. Procurement platforms requiring verified emissions disclosure. Accounting firms adding carbon reporting to their service stack. Scope 3 · White-label · API access.
The UK benchmark is just the start.
Now · UK foundation
The UK's most comprehensive SME carbon benchmark — GHG Protocol-aligned, SECR-compliant, 12 sectors. Consultant channel is the primary growth driver.
Year 2 · Australia
ASRS Group 2 disclosure requirements activate July 2026. CYF enters with the benchmark dataset, methodology credibility, and a consultant channel playbook proven in the UK.
Year 4–6 · US & EU
US expansion follows Australian market maturation. EU entry follows CSRD implementation settling. The benchmark dataset becomes a global standard across markets.
Long horizon · Platform & data
At scale, the dataset becomes licensable to ESG data providers, financial institutions, and supply chain platforms. The platform evolves into a data business built on the world's most comprehensive SME carbon dataset.
The benchmark gets better when you're in it.
Every organisation that joins CYF improves the benchmark for every other. If you're a consultant, you're co-building the standard your clients will be benchmarked against.